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Service bulletin BC0309970201

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id51624
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC0309970201
Manufacturer's date1997-02-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

SURGE AT STEADY STATE CRUISE (POWER TRAIN SHUFFLE), MISFIRE CODES,STALLS AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TW

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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